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21 May 2008, 15:29
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Silverstone is 8 miles from me. My office is there, so it helps to live close...
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21 May 2008, 18:31
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Zolder is only 15 miles away from where I live. Or Spa at only 50 miles.
My UK home tracks are obviously Lydden and Brands, only a few hours away. 
In Germany it is the Nürburgring, only 30 miles away from the office.
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21 May 2008, 19:43
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Rockingham 11 miles not my favourite.
Donington 54 miles my favourite.
Silverstone 25 miles.
Mallory Park 50 miles.
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21 May 2008, 19:59
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Silverstone unless you count Bedford
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21 May 2008, 20:21
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Brands for me.
Although if your going oval then its arena essex.
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21 May 2008, 21:05
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Originally Posted by ChrisA
Rockingham 11 miles not my favourite.
Donington 54 miles my favourite.
Silverstone 25 miles.
Mallory Park 50 miles.
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WOW and I though I was close to four tracks.
VIRginia International Race way 70 miles - My home track
Rockingham NC 60 miles wont race there for love or money
Carolina Motorsports Park 120 miles
Road Atlanta 200 miles
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21 May 2008, 22:38
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Knockhill 20 miles (closer to 40 road miles)
Kirkistown in Northern Ireland at 120 miles
Croft in England at 126 miles
Anglesey in Wales at 186 miles
Oulton Park in England at 188 miles
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22 May 2008, 01:07
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Around here we base "how far" on hours of travel, not on miles or kilometers. Don't know why, we just do.
So, if driving:
Mission, in the Fraser Valley: 45 minutes
Pacific Raceway (SIR), south of Seattle: 3.5 hours + border
Portland Int'l Raceway: 5 hours + border
Spokane: 9 hours + border
Edmonton (street course): 13 hours over the mountains
Laguna Seca: 16 hours + border
Is it any wonder I mostly fly to races?
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22 May 2008, 01:21
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Tad over an hour from *sigh* Queensland Raceway...
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I live 'about' half an hour ~70kms  from Winton.
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22 May 2008, 08:30
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Brands is about half an hour for me and Arena Essex is about 10 / 15 mins.
Used to be Castle Combe, and before that Thruxton.
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22 May 2008, 08:47
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Brands Hatch!
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23 May 2008, 11:01
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Lydden for me.
BB....
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23 May 2008, 11:57
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Rockingham 34 miles 45 minutes
Mallory 60 miles 1 hr 45 minutes due to leicester
Silverstone 62 miles 1 hr 15 minutes
Donington 70 miles did it in 1 hr 25 minutes the other week
Snetterton 64 miles dont know how long
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23 May 2008, 12:00
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it really depends on what you mean by "track":
30 miles from Road Atlanta AND Lanier Speedway (3/8 mile asphalt oval); they are across the highway from each other.
Peachstate Speedway (1/2 mile Asphalt Oval) is closer, 25 miles.
Winder-Barrow Speedway (3/8 mile Clay Oval) is closer at 20 miles.
The now closed Athens Speedway (1/4 mile? Clay Oval) WAS even closer at @ 5 miles.
numerous other clay ovals are scattered about...and there is a bigtime drag strip somewhere close too.
as a side, Brands was the closest track to the airport where i landed on my one and only visit to the Motherland...so it was straight to the track from the airport; only stop was for gas or petrol (whatever you want to call it), and a pint at the Brands pub.
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23 May 2008, 12:27
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Knockhill 25 miles from my front door
On a good day can do it in 20 minutes
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